| POS Overview | Bank Options | Legal Aspects| Standard Charge Terms | POS Considerations | Quit Claim | Foreclosure | Power of Sale | Issues | Sale Price | POS Process | POS appropriate? | Clauses in Offer | How will Mark Protect you? | Conclusion |

You have found the first page of a series of pages that deals with the above issues.  I will use plain language throughout this series of articles and educate you regarding power of sale properties in Ontario.

You may sit back and read through each page or you may navigate to the page that interests you most using the quick links at the top or bottom of this page to browse to the section that most interests you. 

Either way, I know that after reading this section of my website you will be much more knowledgeable and prepared to purchase a Power of Sale (POS) property and you will also know the pitfalls and areas to avoid and where to use caution. 

At all times, legal advice is a must when buying a Power of Sale. Similar to all my cautions throughout my website, real estate is a very complicated undertaking and complex process that involves many legal terms and procedure.  I always recommend that you speak with a lawyer before you put pen to paper and I have a section where I can refer you to a few lawyers that I have found to be very competent real estate lawyers.  See them here.

Let's dive right in.

First I will give you a brief overview of Power of Sale (POS) properties in Ontario, then we will talk about the different remedies that are available to mortgagee such as quit claim deed, foreclosure and POS and finally we will talk about Power of Sale properties in detail, what clauses to insert in your offer and my conclusions and recommendations to help you when you submit an offer on a POS property.

In a nutshell: What we are really referring to when we talk about Power of Sale properties is that power of sale is one of a few remedies that are available to mortgage companies when the owner of a property does not make their mortgage payments.  Power of Sale happens to be the most common choice in Ontario.

The next section will cover the options open to the Bank when the owner stops making mortgage payments

This series of articles about Power of Sale Properties, Foreclosures and advice when you purchase a power of sale property is brought to you by A. Mark Argentino, P.Eng., Broker

| POS Overview | Bank Options | Legal Aspects| Standard Charge Terms | POS Considerations | Quit Claim | Foreclosure | Power of Sale | Issues | Sale Price | POS Process | POS appropriate? | Clauses in Offer | How will Mark Protect you? | Conclusion |

If you have any questions or require further information about Power of Sale properties or anything to do with real estate, please send me an email

I can assist you with all of the complexities when you purchase or sell your next home.  Please don't hesitate to email me

Thank you,
Mark

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Sign up to receive Foreclosures, Power of Sales and Bank Sales for MLS listings and properties in Mississauga and Oakville Would you like to receive the new residential Power of Sales or Bank sales or Foreclosures in the Mississauga, Toronto, Oakville and GTA areas?  This would include new power of sale and bank sale listings as they are added to the MLS database system.  You may fill in the fields below and click "Sign Me Up!"   What is a power of sale property? Your Email: Your Name:   Please note it could take up to 30 seconds to process your submission, thanks for your patience, Mark     By submitting this form you are agreeing to these terms.  Everyone who fills out this form is now automatically signed up to receive my real estate newsletter.  You can always unsubscribe after you receive your first issue.  It could be worse!   You may read the latest issue of my On-Line Real Estate Newsletter before you decide. Yes, I agree to the above   I would have signed up anyway Yes, I agree, but I would prefer not to sign up Agents and Realtors beware You will receive a very fast answer from Mark.  Thank you and have a great day! Definition of Foreclosure or Bank Foreclosures:  A situation in which a homeowner is unable to make principal and/or interest payments on his or her mortgage, so the lender, be it a bank or building society, can seize and sell the property as stipulated in the terms of the mortgage contract. Power of Sale and Tax Sale properties - questions and answers What is a Power of Sale Property? When a borrower defaults on a home mortgage, the lender may attempt to recover its losses by selling the property under power of sale. Definition of Power of Sale:  A clause commonly inserted in a mortgage and deed of trust that grants the creditor or trustee the right and authority, upon default in the payment of the debt, to advertise and sell the property using standard methods such as the the MLS or at public auction, without resorting to a court for authorization to do so and without actually taking possession of the property. Once the creditor is paid out of the net proceeds, the property is transferred by deed to the purchaser, and the surplus, if any, is returned to the previous owner (the debtor).  The debtor is thereby completely divested of any interest in the property and has no subsequent right of redemption—recovery of property by paying the mortgage debt in full once title has transferred to the new buyer. You will often see advertisements about Court Auctions, Pre-Forclosures, Homeowners in Bankruptcy, HUD Homes, VA Homes, Government homes and similar sounding wording.  In my experience, many of these types of investment property opportunities come out of the US and are not as common here in Ontario.  In our trading area, most of the POS, Tax Sale properties or foreclosure properties are put on the MLS before they reach the point of foreclosure.  The reason for this is that our provincial laws are very strict about the procedure and marketing of a power of sale property and the company or person who is initiating the power of sale must do their best to obtain what is called TRUE market value as opposed to fair market value for the property, otherwise if the property is sold too far under TRUE market value, the owner could sue them for the difference.  Anotehr reason is because power of sale is much less expensive remedy for the lender to attempt to get their money back. What's an estate sale? What is a Distressed Sale?   Why fix up run-down homes?  Sadly for the previous owner, the answer is simple: Your potential accelerated wealth creation. Adding value to run-down homes through quick cosmetic rehabs is one of the most powerful leverage tools available to property investors.  Traditional 'buy and hold' strategies are too slow for the investor looking for accelerated wealth creation.  On the other hand, buy and hold strategies show strong price growth over time and seem to work well here in Ontario and the GTA. You may use this form to subscribe to automatically receive power of sale and bank sale listings in Mississauga, Oakville and the GTA.